Lemon Bizcochitos Reviews

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These should be called Italian Snickerdoodles. Way too buttery and they grow a bunch during baking. Don't even think about making a shape other than a circle. My stars and angels are clumps. A 2 1/2 " diameter round cutter grows into a 3 1/4" cookie. I do like the lemon and anise flavor though.

These were fine. Halfway thru prep I realised that I had no aniseed left so used 5 spice powder, which went well with the lemon. The dough was very sticky and hard to manage. I will try again using aniseed and maybe controlling the amount of lemon juice better. Worth a try.

I made these in a star shape with a silver cachous ( not sure of the spelling sorry ) and they were really delicious. Looked pretty and tasted nice too. Only good things to say about these little cookies :)

These cookies are fabulous. My fiance is of Mexican descent, and was the one who first told me what a "biscochito" was. His mom, who passed away fourteen years ago, used to make them for him. I was thrilled to find this recipe that is like his mother's. He loves them, and so do his children and mine. They are a very crip cookie. One word of advice...the dough is sticky, so it's helpful to put it in the fridge between batches.

My personal favorite of the new Christmas cookie recipes I tried this year. Watch the oven temp: I burned the first batch! I dropped the temp by 25 and started watching them around 10 minutes to be sure. (I used cowboy shapes too: strangely appropriate!)

This is the second Holiday I am making these cookies. They are a lot of fun if you make them in cowboy type shapes. Plus they are a nice change from the standard. With so many cookie recipes out there I don't do repeats unless they're really good!!